Dollart, Germany is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, W, WNW, NW and NNW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Dollart, Germany is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, W, WNW, NW and NNW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
Get to Leer and take A31 towards the border. Get onto A280/A7 and take the first exit. Drive west on Neuschanzer Strasse. Then drive up north along the border on Charlottenpolder. Follow it for about 15km and turn left onto Wattweg. Here you will get to the water.
Get to Leer and take A31 towards the border. Get onto A280/A7 and take the first exit. Drive west on Neuschanzer Strasse. Then drive up north along the border on Charlottenpolder. Follow it for about 15km and turn left onto Wattweg. Here you will get to the water.
Summer is nice and warm. High season a shorty is ok, a few weeks with just shorts is possible. Usually a wetsuit is always needed. Water max 22°C in summer, normally around 15°C. Winter gets cold, but a thick wetsuit, gloves, mask and shoes make kiting almost year-round possible. Air: summer between 20-30°C, spring and fall around 15°C.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, W, WNW, NW and NNW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Dollart, Germany.
Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Works best in W, NW and N.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Dollart, Germany are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Summer is nice and warm. High season a shorty is ok, a few weeks with just shorts is possible. Usually a wetsuit is always needed. Water max 22°C in summer, normally around 15°C. Winter gets cold, but a thick wetsuit, gloves, mask and shoes make kiting almost year-round possible. Air: summer between 20-30°C, spring and fall around 15°C.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, W, WNW, NW and NNW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Dollart, Germany.
Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Works best in W, NW and N.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Dollart, Germany are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Dollart, Germany is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
Grassy dams. Enter the water from a former oil station.
Flat to choppy water. Very big shallow area. Tidal, works only 2.5 hours before and after high tide, also depending on the wind directions: more water in W and NW, and less water in easterlies. Muddy bottom, shoes are recommended.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Dollart, Germany is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
Grassy dams. Enter the water from a former oil station.
Flat to choppy water. Very big shallow area. Tidal, works only 2.5 hours before and after high tide, also depending on the wind directions: more water in W and NW, and less water in easterlies. Muddy bottom, shoes are recommended.
